Delhi Public School, R K Puram
| Delhi Public School | |
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| Address | |
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R. K. Puram, Sector 12 New Delhi - 110022 India |
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| Coordinates | 28°34′15.51″N 77°10′33.77″E / 28.5709750°N 77.1760472°ECoordinates: 28°34′15.51″N 77°10′33.77″E / 28.5709750°N 77.1760472°E |
| Information | |
| Type | CBSE |
| Motto | Service Before Self |
| Established | 29 Jan 1972 |
| Chairman | V.K. Shunglu |
| Principal | Vanita Sehgal. |
| Faculty | Full time |
| Area | 12 acres (49,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | White, green |
| Nickname | "Dipsites" |
| Affiliations | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| Website | www |
Delhi Public School (DPS), R. K. Puram is run by the Delhi Public School Society in Rama Krishna Puram, New Delhi, India. It is a co-educational day and boarding school with around 7,800 students spread across its 3 campuses at R.K. Puram, East of Kailash and Vasant Vihar. DPS RKP is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the Indian Public Schools' Conference (IPSC) and the National Progressive Schools' Conference (NPSC).
DPS R. K. Puram was the second school founded by the Delhi Public School Society, the first being the Delhi Public School at Mathura Road. DPS R.K. Puram was established in 1972 by Ms. Lathashishtha as the headmistress. Mr. R. S. Lugani, after a few years, took over as its first principal. While remaining part of the DPS Society, the school at R.K. Puram soon became independent of its parent as of now.
The school is a day and boarding school with 9,500 students . Accommodation is provided to more than 400 boarding students within the on-site girls' hostel and the boys' the road on the school's sports campus. The millennium hostel was headed by Dr. Daulat Ram Saini, who was previously the Principal.
On 29 August 2002 during the "1st Computer Literacy Excellence Awards for Schools", President of India A. P. J. Abdul Kalam presented an award to Dr. (Mrs.) Shayama Chona, ex-Principal of DPS R K Puram. The award was for the Best School at the State (Delhi) Level and the second runner-up for the entire country. In 2008, Dr. Chona received the Padma Bhushan award. Dr. Chona was the founder of Tamana Special School, a school for the education of physically and mentally handicapped children.
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